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[[Professor Pester]] (Enemies)|voice_actor=Mike Pollock|journal_entry=Langston is a master Piñata wrangler for Piñata Central. He'll set the challenges and then sell you the traps you need to capture Piñatas from the far-flung parts of Piñata Island.}} | [[Professor Pester]] (Enemies)|voice_actor=Mike Pollock|journal_entry=Langston is a master Piñata wrangler for Piñata Central. He'll set the challenges and then sell you the traps you need to capture Piñatas from the far-flung parts of Piñata Island.}} | ||
'''Langston Lickatoad''' is a [[Lickatoad]] piñata who runs [[Piñata Central]]. He will often contact the player, issuing out [[Factory challenge|Factory challenges]] to be completed. In ''Trouble in Paradise'', he also runs [[Langstons TrapEase]]. | '''Langston Lickatoad''' is a [[Lickatoad]] [[piñata]] who runs [[Piñata Central]]. He will often contact the player, issuing out [[Factory challenge|Factory challenges]] to be completed. In ''Trouble in Paradise'', he also runs [[Langstons TrapEase]]. | ||
Despite being a piñata, Langston is fully capable of human speech, and is the only piñata in the games seen doing so. This oddity is never acknowledged in-game. | Despite being a piñata, Langston is fully capable of human speech, and is the only piñata in the games seen doing so. This oddity is never acknowledged in-game. | ||
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== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
=== ''Viva Piñata'' === | |||
Langston plays a rather small role in the original ''Viva Piñata''. Occasionally, Langston will send the player a pop-up message, requesting for piñatas to send to parties. He can request just about any piñata, and sometimes will even accept any piñata for the request. He may also request multiple piñata at once, and often has a time limit in which you need to send the requested piñata. | |||
Accepting these is completely optional. If you do decide to accept his [[Factory challenge|challenge]], Langston will give you a [[crate]] to place in your garden, similar to ones obtained for the [[Post Office]]. The crate will only accept the requested piñata. Once the piñata have been packed, they will be sent off to [[Piñata Central]]. Completing the request will grant the player with rewards, often [[sweets]]. The piñatas you have sent off will return to the garden after a short while. | |||
Langston is never seen in person in this game, only ever represented by his icon. | |||
=== ''Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise'' === | |||
Langston's role was significantly expanded in ''Trouble in Paradise''. You now get to interact with him face-to-face, and he plays several important roles in the game. | |||
Upon first starting the game, you will be pointed towards Langston, who gives 3 challenges to you that act as the games tutorial. Langston himself takes a backseat in this however, with the player mainly being guided by the game itself and by [[Leafos]]. Completing each tutorial challenge will grant you a cutscene of your piñata being launched from the [[Cannoñata]] and a congratulatory message from Langston. These tutorial challenges can be skipped, however only before you have accepted them. | |||
Once the tutorial is complete, Langston will now offer his global [[Factory challenge|challenges]]. These have been completely overhauled from the first game, and are no longer random. Instead, there are a total of 120 challenges to complete, divided up into 7 regions. Requests come in from all across the world, with additional information on what the piñata is being requested for. Early challenges only require the correct species, but the difficulty quickly ramps up as people begin to order piñatas of a specific color variant, wearing specific [[accessories]], or even knowing tricks. | |||
Completing a challenge and sending a piñata to a party will reward the player with [[Chocolate Coins|chocolate coins]]. This is a great method to fill out the computer records, and doing so will also grant experience. | |||
Traveling to the [[Piñarctic]] or the [[Dessert Desert]] will allow you to reach [[Langstons TrapEase]]. This side business sells traps and bait needed to bring the piñata native to these regions back to the central garden. All traps must be purchased here, but bait can also be bought using the [[bait bag]]. More advanced traps and bait will be unlocked as you level up. This shop features a unique interior, with Langston at the Piñata Central computer seen in the game's introduction cutscene. | |||
== Mini-Games == | == Mini-Games == | ||